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Rachel Sinclair

Deals & Corporate Reporter. Covers mergers, acquisitions, activist campaigns, and executive decisions that reshape companies. She focuses on deal terms, strategic rationale, and how transactions affect shareholders and competition. Corporate leadership and board-level moves fall within her scope.

Articles by Rachel Sinclair

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Business5 August 20264 min read

Paramount Skydance Raises Guidance, Reiterates Confidence in WBD Merger as Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027

Paramount Skydance reported a net profit of $41 million and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook to $3.8 billion–$3.9 billion, while CEO David Ellison said the company remains “highly confident” in its pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery despite a March trial date.

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M&A29 July 20265 min read

$110B Paramount-WBD Merger Paused as Antitrust Suit Advances; Ticking Fee of $7 Million per Day Begins

A federal judge has halted Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 states sued to block the deal. The company has agreed not to close before June 2027, triggering a daily ticking fee that could reach $1.95 billion, as the legal battle over Hollywood consolidation intensifies.

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M&A29 July 20266 min read

Paramount-WBD Merger Pause Deepens Antitrust Scrutiny in $110B Deal

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order and a 12-state antitrust lawsuit have forced Paramount Skydance to delay its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least June 2027, refocusing the legal battle on cable network concentration and the political calculus of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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M&A28 July 20265 min read

Paramount pauses $110B Warner Bros. deal, faces $1.7B ticking fee as legal challenge mounts

Paramount Skydance agreed to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until after a trial on a state antitrust lawsuit, exposing the deal to up to $1.7 billion in daily fees and deepening uncertainty around the largest media merger of the decade.

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M&A28 July 20264 min read

Paramount Agrees to Pause $110B Warner Bros. Deal as Legal Challenges Mount

Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until mid-2027, facing a ticking fee of $7 million per day and a growing chorus of opposition from state attorneys general, unions, and divergent global regulators.

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M&A27 July 20266 min read

Paramount Skydance Agrees to Pause $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Until Trial, Faces $1.7 Billion in Ticking Fees

Paramount Skydance has agreed to halt its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until five days after a federal antitrust ruling or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, a delay that could cost the buyer $7 million a day in escalating fees. The pause, filed in court Friday, sets the stage for a high-stakes trial pitting 12 state attorneys general against a deal already cleared by the Trump administration.

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Big Tech25 July 20264 min read

Paramount Agrees to Pause $110 Billion Warner Bros. Merger Until Trial or June 2027

Paramount Skydance on Friday agreed to halt its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until a federal judge rules on states’ antitrust challenge – or until June 1, 2027. The delay could cost Paramount up to $1.7 billion in ticking fees.

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